Time goes by, reputation increases, ability declines. Dag Hammarskjöld
As civilization advances, poetry almost necessarily declines. Thomas Babington Macaulay
Like our shadows, Our wishes lengthen as our sun declines. Edward Young
Professionally he declines and falls, and as a friend he drops into poetry. Charles Dickens
The unambitious sluggard pretends that the eminence is not worth attaining, declines altogether the struggle, and calls himself a philosopher. I say he is a poor-spirited coward. William Makepeace Thackeray
Agressive music can only shock you once. Afterwards its impact declines. It's inevitable. Brian Eno